Criminal
Jul. 25, 2013
Sentencing guidelines for white-collar crimes gaining spotlight
The U.S. Sentencing Commission, made up of presidentially-appointed federal judges, has identified reform of sentencing guidelines for economic crimes as a top priority this year.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Federal judges can find themselves up against a jumble of numbers and calculations when weighing an appropriate sentence for a defendant convicted of committing an economic crime such as fraud or embezzlement. They often have to sort through a range of arguments from stock market experts to economists' sentencing memoranda.
Defense attorneys have long complained the federal sentencing guidelin...
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